The EU and federalism [[electronic resource] ] : polities and policies compared / / edited by Finn Laursen

• Autore: Laursen Finn
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.44/049
• Soggetto topico: European federation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "This book is published under the auspices of the EU Centre of Excellence at Dalhousie University with financial support from the European Commission."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Federalism: From Classical Theory to Modern Day Practice in the EU and Other Polities; Part II The Federal Polity; 2 Comparing the Incomparable:Treating the EU in Comparative Context; 3 The European Union - A Federation Sui Generis?; 4 The EU as a 'Fourth Branch' of Member State Governments?; Part III Federalism and the Environment; 5 Environmental Policy in the EU and Canada ; 6 Regional Responses to the Glocal Water Crisis: The EU and SADC Experiences Compared Part IV Federalism, Employment and Health Policy; 7 Ties That Bind: Comparing Modes of Governance in Employment Policy in Canada and the European Union; 8 The Dialectics of Law and Policy: Federal Health Policy in Canada and the EU; Part V Federalism, Governance and Economic Performance; 9 EU and OECD Benchmarking and Peer Review Compared; 10 The Comparison of Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis between the EU Post-2008 and Japan in the 1990's; Part VI Federalism, Security and Migration ; 11 Security Governance in the Transatlantic Area: United States, NATO and the European Union 12 A Problem by their Own Hands: Intra-EU Migration and its Implications for Europe; Part VII Concluding Comments; 13 The EU and Federalism: Constitutional Equilibrium or Continued Federalization?; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Tracing the evolution of federalist theory and the EU, this book brings together a distinguished array of experts from around the world to debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context. Contributors ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU, and examine policy making in areas such as employment, health, environment, security, and migration.
• Titolo autorizzato: The EU and federalism
• ISBN: 1-317-03357-4; 1-282-90728-X; 9786612907289; 1-4094-1217-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458793103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Federalism studies.